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Bethany in Wikipedia

Bethany, in the Bible, was the name of a village near Jerusalem - see Bethany (Biblical village) - mentioned in the New Testament as the home of the siblings Mary, Martha, and Lazarus and, according to the Gospel of John, the site of a miracle in which Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead. This village is commonly identified with the present-day...

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Jason's Tomb in Wikipedia

A rock-cut tomb discovered in Jerusalem's Rehavia neighborhood has been identified as the burial site of Jason.[4] It consists of a courtyard and a single Doric column decorating the entrance to the burial chamber, topped with a pyramid- shaped roof. On the walls are charcoal drawings of naval vessels. Among the carved inscriptions in Greek and...

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Herod's Gate in Wikipedia

Herod's Gate (Hebrew: שער הפרחים Translit.: Sha'ar HaPerachim Translated: Gate of the flowers, Arabic: باب الساهرة‎) is a gate in the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem. Its elevation is 755 meters above sea level. It adjoins the Muslim Quarter, and is a short distance to the east of the Damascus Gate. In proximity to the gate is an Arab neig...

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Acropolis in Wikipedia

Acropolis (Greek: Ακρόπολη) means "highest city" in Greek, literally city on the extremity and is usually translated into English as Citadel (akros, akron,[1] edge, extremity + polis, city, pl. acropoleis). For purposes of defense, early people naturally chose elevated ground to build a new settlement, frequently a hill with precipitous sides....

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Sanhedrin Tombs in Wikipedia

The elaborate Sanhedria Tombs lie to the north of the city.[9] They were so called by later generations because the largest of them contains 70 chambers with burial benches, and the Sanhedrin had seventy member.[9] Each of the three tombs would actually have contained the burials of a single, multi- generational, wealthy family. They were const...

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Church of the Pater Noster in Wikipedia

The Church of the Pater Noster is a partially reconstructed Roman Catholic church located on the Mount of Olives, north of the Tombs of the Prophets, in Jerusalem. It stands on the traditional site of Christ's teaching of the Lord's Prayer. (Luke 11:2-4 ) History -- The modern church is built on the site of a 4th century basilica designed by Co...

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Herod's Family Tomb in Wikipedia

The location of Herod's tomb is documented by Roman historian Flavius Josephus, who writes, "And the body was carried two hundred furlongs, to Herodium, where he had given order to be buried."[36] Flavius Josephus provides more clues about Herod's tomb which he calls Herod's monuments: So they threw down all the hedges and walls which the inha...

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Lion's Gate in Wikipedia

The Lions' Gate (Hebrew: שער האריות‎, Arabic: باب الأسباط‎, also St. Stephen's Gate or Sheep Gate) is located in the Old City Walls of Jerusalem and is one of seven open Gates in Jerusalem's Old City Walls. Located in the east wall, the entrance marks the beginning of the traditional Christian observance of the last walk of Jesus from prison t...

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Tombs of the Prophets in Wikipedia

The Tomb of the Prophets Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi (Arabic: Qubur el Anbia) is located on the upper slope of the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, Israel. According to Jewish and Christian tradition, the catacomb is believed to be the burial place of Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi, the last three Hebrew Bible prophets who are believed to have ...

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Warren's Shaft in Wikipedia

Warren's Shaft is an archaeological feature in Jerusalem discovered in 1867 by British engineer Sir Charles Warren (1840-1927). It runs from within the old city to a spot near the Gihon Spring, and after its 19th century discovery was thought to have been the centrepiece of the city's early water supply system, since it would have enabled the ...

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